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One of three surgical procedures can be provided: sleeve
gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic
diversion. Sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive
bariatric surgical approach that maintains gastric continuity and
eliminates the greater curvature region of the
stomach. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (mRYGB) is
a bypass procedure that is a modification of the standard
is the RYGB performed in humans. The jejunum is transected 4
cm distal to the ligament of Treitz. The distal jejunal segment is
then connected to the forestomach. The proximal jejunal
segment is anastomosed in a side to side fashion to the jejunum 4-6
cm from the site of the gastrojejunostomy. The ligation of the
stomach results in a small pouch with about 25% of total stomach
volume. Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD): A
portion of the jejunum is transected. The distal segment is
anastomosed to the greater curvature of the stomach in a
side-to-side fashion. Continuity of the intestinal tract is
established by performing a side- to-side anastomosis. This
procedure results in an isolation of the duodenum and uppermost
segment of the jejunum from the GI tract. Unlike the human
procedure, the proximal duodenum is ligated at the pyloric-duodenal
junction, but not transected.